Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at The Vollrath Company
Start: 3/21/2024

1 amputation · 2024032531 · 3/21/2024 · The Vollrath Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: The Vollrath Company
Location: 502 Highway 67, KIEL, WISCONSIN, 53042
NAICS: 333318
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 21, 2024, an employee was trying to get the pushout on a mechanical press to reseat. After the employee twisted the pushout to reseat it, it actuated, pinching the employee's glove and left thumb and partially amputating the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown